A memorial service for Ann V. Paczkowski will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. The Reverend Janet White will officiate. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be held at Graceland Cemetery following the service.
Ann passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. She was 92 years old.
Ann Verona (Sondrol) was born on March 10, 1923 to Clarence and Selma (Singelstad) Sondrol in Emmons, MN. She attended and graduated from Emmons High School. On August 11, 1943, she was united in marriage to Conrad Paczkowski at the St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. The couple called Albert Lea home. She worked as a stay at home mother, but also spent time waitressing at the Maid Rite in Albert Lea. Conrad passed away in 2007, and Ann moved to Kasson to be closer to some of her family. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, as well as St. John's Lutheran Church in Kasson.
In her free time, Ann enjoyed crocheting, crossword puzzles, card games and bingo, and watching sports. She can be described as a fun loving, kind person who enjoyed conversation and coffee time with her friends. Time spent with family was very important to her, and she cherished the moments she spent with them.
She is preceded in death by her parents; spouse, Conrad; two sons, Don and Robert; and siblings, Rev. Donald Sondrol and Norma Schaumburg.
Those left to carry on her legacy include her children, Charles Paczkowski and his special friend, Liz Eulbreg of Albert Lea, Joseph (Eva) Paczkowski of Burnsville, Jean (Steve) Weitzel of Kasson, James (Gioia) Paczkowski of Blythewood, SC; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren, a brother, Charles Sondrol of Story City, IA; as well as many other loving relatives and friends.
Blessed be her memory!